Protective cover for shoe lasts



J. H. VEGESSY 2,134,220

PROTECTIVE COVER FOR SHOE LASTS Oct. 25, 193-8.

Filed June 7, 1957 INVENTO R %Zif ATTORNEY' Patented Oct. 25, 1938 EN 'LJ OFFI E "2,134,221of U a PROTECTIVE v -ls lioE ms'rs I John nlvegessy, nlmhurst;"Lcn'iisianaLN. Y.,;:;. 3

assignor to I. Miller & Sons,"Inc 'NewfYork,

N. Y., a corporation of New York Application June 7, los'mlseriarna- 146,835.5

This invention relatesto protective covers for lasts used in the manufacture of cemented shoes. In the method of making cemented shoes in which there is utilized an insole having an opening in the forepart thereof, it is Customary. to interpose a paper cover between the last and the insole in order to prevent the cement from coming in'co'ntact with the last through said opening in the insole. This is accomplished by adhesively attaching the cover to the insole before applying the same to the last. Upon completion of the shoe it is necessary to remove the protective cover. Heretofore, however, considerable difficulty has been experienced in removing the cover. It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide protective covers of the character described with means to facilitate the removal thereof from the shoes following the removal of the lasts therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a protective cover of the character described which may be made at low cost.

A further object of the invention is to provide a protective cover having one or more integral tabs or extensions by which the removal of the cover from the completed shoe may be facilitated.

For a complete understandingof the invention, and of the above objects, as Well as other objects ancillary thereto, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of an insole provided with a cover embodying the preferred form of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the cover separate from the insole;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a last having the insole mounted thereon and the cover interposed between the bottom of the last and the insole in position to close the opening in said insole;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing a modification.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the insole H3, as here shown, has an opening l2 in the forepart thereof which, as usual in this type of insole, is defined by the insole rand portion I4 and the transverse insole portion l6 adjacent the ball line. In accordance with the present invention, the insole opening i2 is covered by a cover l8 which preferably is made of paper, such as manilla paper, which possesses substantial strength and yet is flexible and foldable. Said cover may also be made of other suitable sheet material such as thin, flexible fibre board, transparent cellulosic material such ascellophane, etc. Said cover is temporarily secured to said insole means of an adhesive applied to the face of thebody portion 20 of the. cover which engages the insole SaidQadheSiVeis preferably of the ,kind which does not-completely set or harden under ordinary conditions but remains 'sufiiciently Rub enough to overlap the portions of the latter adjacent the insole opening l2. Said cover is provided with integral tabs or extensions 22 and 24 which are free from adhesive. Said extensions project from the front and rear ends of said body portion. Front extension 22 is arranged to be folded over body portion 20 when the latter is attached to the insole.

In using the cover in accordance with the present invention, after the body portion 20 has been adhesively united with the insole as 11- lustrated in Fig. 1, the tab or extension 24 is folded over said body portion 20. Then the insole with the cover l8 attached thereto is positioned on the last L as illustrated in Fig. 3with the cover interposed between the insole and the bottom of the last. is completed and the last is removed, cover I 8 may be readily removed from the shoe by grasping the tab 24 between the fingers and pulling the same toward the rear of the shoe, thereby stripping the cover from the insole. The tab or extension 22 may also be utilized to facilitate removing the cover. It will be observed that the tab 24 extends from the toe of the insole to the shank portion thereof whereby the free end of said extension is positioned adjacent the shoe opening where it may be readily grasped when the cover is to be removed. v

Thus, it is seen that the device herein shown and described is well adapted to accomplish the several objects of the present invention. While the provision of the cover with one or more tabs integral with the body portion of the cover is pre ferred, initially separate tabs, tapes, strings, or the like, may be fastened to said body portion at either or both the front and rear edge portions Subsequently, after the shoe of said body portion, or the arrangement shown in tabs or extensions 22a and 2411 which may be utilized in the same manner as the extensions 22 and 24 hereinbefore described. Various other changes in the details of construction may be made and will occur to those skilled in the art in view of the present disclosure. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited precisely to the constructions shown or described herein, or to any of them, except as may be required by the appended claims considered with reference to the prior art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A protective cover for the bottom of shoe lasts for use in the manufacture of cemented shoes in which there is utilized an insole having an opening in the forepart thereof, said cover comprising a body portion constructed and arranged to be interposed between the last bottom and the insole at the opening in the latter for covering said opening in order to prevent cement from contacting the last bottom, and an extension integral with said body portion at the forward end thereof and foldable over said body portion in position to be grasped, upon removal of the last from the shoe, facilitating stripping of the cover from the shoe.

2. A protective cover for the bottom of shoe lasts for use in the manufacture of cemented shoes in which there is utilized an insole having an opening in the forepart thereof, saidcov'er comprising a body portion having an adhesive coating on one surface thereof for temporarily securing said body portion to the forepart of the insole to cover said opening therein in order to prevent cement from contacting the last bottom, and an extension integral with said body portion at the forward end .thereof and foldable over said body portion in position to be grasped, upon removal of the last mm the shoe, facilitating stripping of the cover from the shoe.

3. A protective cover for the bottom of shoe lasts for use in the manufacture of cemented shoes in which there is utilized an insole having an opening in the forepart thereof, said cover comprising a' body portion having an adhesive coating on one surface thereof for temporarily securing said body portion to the forepart of the insole to cover said opening therein in order to prevent cement from contacting the last bottom, an extension integral with said body portion at the forward end thereof and foldable over said body portion in position to be grasped, upon removal of the last from the shoe, facilitating stripping of the cover from the shoe, and an integral extension at the rear edge of said body portion projecting rearwardly from the latter.

JOHN'H. VEGESSY. 

